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Current Affairs • 4 MIN READ

US Launches Task Force Iron Gate: CENTCOM Forms Interagency Unit to Disrupt Iran’s Land & Caspian Sea Weapons Corridors

US CENTCOM forms Task Force Iron Gate in Tampa to choke Iran’s overland weapons transit and Caspian Sea supply routes, expanding on naval blockades.

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Nov 8, 2026

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Nov 8, 2026 • 4 MIN READ

Delhi Chokes on Diwali Morning: AQI Hits 384 as Jahangirpuri & Punjabi Bagh Cross 440; GRAP-3 Curbs Enforced

Delhi chokes on Diwali morning with AQI hitting 384 and stations like Jahangirpuri at 450. CAQM enforces GRAP Stage 3 vehicular and construction curbs.

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Nov 8, 2026 • 3 MIN READ

Ayodhya Deepotsav 2026: 30 Lakh Diyas Illuminate 56 Saryu Ghats in Milestone 10th Edition with 2,100-Drone Show

Ayodhya marks 10th Deepotsav with 30 lakh diyas lit across 56 Saryu ghats. Event features 2,100-drone Ramayana show, Maha Aarti, and VP Radhakrishnan.

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Nov 8, 2026 • 4 MIN READ

Old Delhi Chawri Bazar Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 6; Owner & 3 Contractors Arrested, MCD Engineers Suspended

Old Delhi Chawri Bazar building collapse toll reaches 6 as 4 more bodies are found. Police arrest owner Saimullah & 3 contractors; MCD suspends 2 engineers.

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Nov 8, 2026 • 3 MIN READ

Delhi Air Pollution: Schools Up to Class 5 Shift to Hybrid Mode as AQI Turns Severe, GRAP-3 Invoked

Delhi-NCR mandates hybrid classes up to Grade 5 as AQI enters ‘Severe’ bracket. CAQM invokes GRAP Stage III, banning BS-III petrol & BS-IV diesel vehicles.

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Nov 5, 2026 • 4 MIN READ

1980 Olympic Gold Medal Stolen from Former Indian Hockey Captain MM Somaya’s Bengaluru Home

Former Indian hockey captain MM Somaya’s 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medal and 3 international medals stolen in a Bengaluru burglary; police form special teams.

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World

Nov 4, 2026 • 3 MIN READ

Nabeela Syed Flips Illinois Senate Seat: 27-Year-Old Defeats Republican Incumbent Darby Hills

Hyderabad-origin Democrat Nabeela Syed, 27, defeats Republican Darby Hills to flip Illinois Senate District 26 in the 2026 US midterm elections.

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India

Nov 4, 2026 • 4 MIN READ

Cabinet Approves 2-Year Service Extension for Agniveers: Agnipath Scheme Overhaul Explained

Cabinet approves a 2-year service extension for 75% of Agniveers, expanding total service to 6 years with pathways to regular military absorption.

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World

Nov 4, 2026 • 4 MIN READ

Ukraine Aid Centre Strike: Death Toll Reaches 33 in Zaporizhzhia as Rescuers Search Rubble

Death toll reaches 33 with nearly 50 missing after guided aerial bombs hit a humanitarian aid centre in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia, as rescuers clear rubble.

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Nov 4, 2026 • 2 MIN READ

Cyclone Murasu Weakens Over Andhra Pradesh; Two Dead, Thousands Shifted to Shelters

Cyclone Murasu weakened into a depression over east Telangana and adjoining Andhra Pradesh. Two deaths, crop damage and large-scale evacuations have been reported.

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